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The median home value in Houston County, AL is $204,428 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.5% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$204,428
Year-over-Year
+2.5%
National Rank
#1892 of 3071
Houston County ranks 25th out of 67 counties in AL by median home price, and is -12.8% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within AL, the typical county has a median home value of $182,928, making Houston County +11.8% above the AL state median.
Households here earn a median of $58,626 a year against a typical home value of $204,428 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 44% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Houston County recorded a violent crime rate of 815 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,485 per 100,000.
Based on 7 reporting cities covering 81,334 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Houston County is $204,428. That's up 2.5% from a year earlier. That is about 12.8% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Houston County the 25th most expensive of 67 counties in Alabama.
Median household income here is $58,626, so a typical home costs about 3.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Houston County recorded 815 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 81,334 residents across 7 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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